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Wembley stadium will not be sold by the Football Association after Shahid Khan withdrew his 600m offer The Football Associations proposed 600m explaining in a statement that Wembley will now not be sold and will continue to be owned by the governing body: Mr Khan believed that his offer to buy Wembley stadium would release…

Died of starvation The causes of death included assault, drug overdoses, illness, and suicide. At least one of the deceased showed signs of prolonged starvation. Some bodies had gone undiscovered for so long that forensic tests were needed to identify the deceased. From the 348 deceased where the ages were known, the average age for…

An official cause of death wasn’t immediately confirmed. However, a municipal guard told the local newspaper Band B that Freitas was the victim of “torture.” “From the appearance of the body, it was a very violent situation,” the municipal guard told the paper. “The man had two deep cuts on his neck, his head was…

Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is investigating Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for possibly using his office for personal gain, following a referral from Interior’s inspector general, two sources familiar with the investigation say. “They haven’t talked to me. It will be the same thing as all the other investigations. I follow all rules, procedures, regulations and…

(CNN)For the last seven weeks, Fanny Binder has been traveling back and forth between her Irish home and the Greek island of Chios to knock on the gates of its tiny prison. Sean Binder was arrested in August with fellow search and rescue volunteers, Sara Mardini and Nassos Karakitsos, for being “actively involved in the…

(CNN)It’s a split! Players in Iowa and New York will share Saturday’s massive Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 8, 12, 13, 19, 27 and the Powerball was 4. The total jackpot was slightly adjusted from an estimated $750 million based on the actual drawing sales. The largest Powerball jackpot was $1.586 billion…

More of a “this isnt what it sounds like”… A family we were close to had just moved to the US from India. They had a young daughter, like 5 years old, who was still learning English. One day she fell down the stairs while playing outside. She ran in crying and saying “The stairs…

(CNN)Skiing’s World Cup racing circuit kicks off in the Austrian resort of Soelden this weekend, and there is more to this Tyrol treasure than timing gates and skin-tight lycra. READ: Vonn’s historic quest, Shiffrin’s time to shine?

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is lighter, brighter, and now waterproof.Image: Amazon There are very few gadgets in this world I consider to be perfect. But one of them, or at least one that comes pretty damn close, is my Amazon Kindle e-reader. I’ve been a huge fan since I bought my first Kindle (third-generation) back…

Tens of thousands of workers have been scrambling to finish the airport to meet Erdogan’s Oct. 29 deadline. Protests in September over poor working conditions and dozens of construction deaths have highlighted the human cost of the project. Istanbul New Airport, on shores of the Black Sea, will serve 90 million passengers annually in its…